A few days ago LS2 did a servey on why we don’t come to school sometimes and used the data we got from it to create a bar graph that shows all of the reasons and amount of students that chose the reason and created a DLO explaining it. I really liked this task because it was really cool and fun to learn about and create.
How a Volcano erupts
Today LS2 were given a challenge by Mrs Anderson to create a animation on Google slides that shows someone how a volcano erupts. We were also asked to get into groups of 4 or 5 if needed and collaborate to make the animation. It was really fun to create and something I found interesting was learning how to make the animation and making precise disicions to make it all come together.
What are Volcanos?
Today Mrs Anderson asked LS2 to get into groups of 3 and create a DLO explaining the four types of Volcanos(Cone,Dome,Shield and Caldera) and she told us a brief explanation of the four types. My group created this using our researching skills, we could find what each type was and how they were formed. Something I found interesting was learning about all types of volcanos and collaborating with other classmates.
Words from the ANZACS
On friday Mrs Andersons group was taught how to use Google vids and after learning how to create and use it we were asked to create a podcast/vid of our ANZAC diary entries and recorded ourselfs reading it out as if we were the soldier.We also got to search for an image that relates to the ANZAC war for our background and also used text templates to write our title in.We then uploaded it to drive which makes the vd into one whole video that could be put onto our blogs.
I found this task really creative to do because we could learn about how to use Google vids and also learn about the ANZAC war and how hard it was for the soldiers to survive.
LI:To retell an event in history through the fictional eyes of someone who was there.
Time Travelers Podcast ft.Samuel Marsden
Today in LS2 we did Literacy and Inquiry. Our task was to create a Podcast with Samuel Marsden who was a Missionary in the 1820’s. One of us was pretending to be Samuel Marsden and the others were asking questions about what he did. It was fun to do and it was also interesting because we also learnt new things during the podcast like how Samuel Marsden felt when he sailed down the Tamaki River.
Camp Food Budget
In our camp activity groups we were given a budget of $2,000 to feed 47 students
We chose a menu for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for $1385.03
We used our smart searching skills to find the best price for the food we wanted.
The maths strategies we used were algorithm addition
How working in a group helped you understand how a budget works.
Something I enjoyed was using algorithm addition to get the final answer
Camp Cabin Maths
We used our basic facts knowledge to solve how the issue of how many students in one cabin.The strategies we used were Algorithm Addition Something we found interesting about working out the word problem was choosing what strategy to use.I learnt its is important to use my own strategy because we shouldn’t copy others and when we finish we can
The Kokako
Our Year 7/8 camp was at Kokako Lodge in Hunua. Our challenge today was to use our smart searching skills to find out about the kokako bird and create an infographic to share the facts we researched in our own words.
Something I found interesting about the kokako bird was that young Kokako Birds hove more of a pinkish orangish wattle and older Kokako Birds have a blue wattle.
LI: To use our smart searching skills.
Hunua Falls – Water Safety Poster
In week 4 Our Teachers Asked us to create a Water Safety Poster for Hunua Falls at Camp.I created one that includes rules that you must follow while your there. While I was creating this Poster my teacher said that there was sudden drop offs under water and I found that really cool.
A Moment in time
At camp we had lots of challenge activities to try. Our challenge in with our poem was to chose our words carefully so that we painted a clear picture of what we were describing in the mind of our readers.Iki and I have described what it was like to try out the High beam.We chose this challenge because we both had agreed that it was really fun and we want to do it again out of them all.
LI:To write a poem that describes a moment in time